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VOL; X. 12.00 Per Year INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, 'FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, ld93 Firs Cents Per Copy; HKCRKT StK'lKTlEa. AO. U. w. INDEPENDENCE , Lodge, No. S3, ml ery Mou sey night In I. .U r hall. All aojo-un. ing broiler are luviied to attend O. K. Kennedy, M.f. W O 0k, Iteourder, Fallot loixik. no.;2. i. o.o V rMe in V o.lio ball ew I'bortday evening, All Odd follow cor dially untied to meet tubus. J. K Uubbard, N. U. W. II. Cnven, oj i von LoaoE. so. a a. f. a a L M. Slated oomatunicaitone Haiti r day evening on of before hill moon eh montb ana Ivo week thereafter. O. W Shins, W, X. I,e a Uell, 8y. tTOMER LODOK. NO. 45 K. of P, rl MnU ssry Wednesday evening. All tatchft are eordisiiy invited. W. It Hewley, a 0. M. 0. Putter, It. It A PHYSICIANS DENTISTRY. 0 0. BUTLER. PHYSICIAN AND . eorgeoe. Seer. U. H. Board of Medical Examiner. Office in Open liones block. EL. KETCHUM, M. IX OFFICE , tod re alee, corner ltatlroati tad Moumoatb ite Independence, ur, TR. J. B. JOHSSOS. KE8IDEVI U Denliek All work warranted to lit lb bt of MlltfMtWD. Iodpo dese. Or- nR. A. B. GILLW, iiPKCIALIST J Eye. Kar. Niwc, tint Throat. Or- fk over Bub' bank, Salem, Or. d-'J DR9. LEE A BABBITT, PUYSI clan and Surgeon. Special al tealloa paid to dlarawe of wouirii . Of flee over Imleneodenee National Bank. T.J. Lee, M.I). W. Babbitt, M. D C. M , Fellow Trinity Medical College. ATTORNEYS. E0. A. SMITH. ATTORN ET AT J La. Will preeitoe in all ma and federal eoerts. Abtree of lilie farniebed. OBee orer Independence Mattoaal Baak. DALT, BLBLEI A EAKIN, AT. toreeyeatLew. Wt beve the only at ef ahetrMt buok Id Polk county. Reliable abalreot fnrnibed. Money to teunt no onmulMioo elurgad on loans. Offlc. worn 3 aod 3 Wileou't block, Dal let, Oreoa. AM. UCBLEY, ATTORNEY AND . Connaekir t Law. Omp,nel to Indepeodeooe National Uink, hide odrtioe, Or. BONO AM A HOLM EH. ATT01V aeye at La. Office in Btwb'i, block, between State and Court, on Com ereial ttreet, Salem, Or. HASH AND DOORS. MITCHELL A BOHANNON, MAN nraetarera of h and door Alao, aeroll eawiog. Main etreel, Inde pendence, Or. VETERINARY 8URGE0N. Dtt. E. J. YOUNO, late of Newberg, Veterinary Burgeon aad Dentin baa moved to Independence, and opened an office over the Independence Nation al bank. TAILORS. WO. 8HARMAN, MERCHANT , Tailor, 0 ttreet, near poetofllce Unit in any ttyle made lo order at rea sonable ratesv -Learn Telegraphy- A. TRAJDJS It Pays. Success Sure. AddreM-J.C.HKYHOUK, . Oraionlan Balldlnf. Portland. Orion. HOME BUILDERS Will eoneult their beet m tereite by purchaiinf their SASH AND DOORS of the reliable manufnclnrer, i M. T. CROW, Independence, Or., eiiooee- . aor toFergnion A Van Meer., Hmr pine end cedar doore," alleizee, on bnni. SCREEN DOORS. BANKS. THE INDEPENDENCE National Bank Capital Stuck, $50,000.00. H. tlllWIlBKKll, VRrtAM NKUNON, . r, wnnawaY Caehiee. A ineral banking anit etching butln lmn.t4i Inane nmle, bill dli-nnlt,m-ifial rwliM tranleil: dpilM wtltnl na irrat atntnl Mthjwt hvolifvk, lnlrl pant u urn tlepualUk UIHKCMUh. r.ni.lli.l, (..IVin, I. A, Allifli . n. Jwra.n. K. J.ltuodiuMi, Ik W. avert, tl. Commenced Builnesi fltroh 4, 1889 ; KtMthd by Nattoeal Auiharlty, -THII- FIRST NATIONAL BANK, e ladptida,Orgea; Capital tteek turplva, $60,000.00 $14,000.00 J.8.CXH'r.n, L. W. ROBRRTMOK, IMwtdeat. Vie trMeM. W. U HAWUtY.CeablM, DIRECTORS. i, 8. Ouoper, U . Robcrtaua, Uwt lllukik U. W. Wetweker, W. W. Ceilto. k HMfil hAfikltiv kiulnaM InHMid Buy lid Mil irtiu oa alt Impurtaat emliil. tXwatt remind lubliMl to shark or n m iin't uc avptwii. ruiiH'itoat ad. umcenuar: . m. lo 4 p. m. J, J.HARKtSH. Tile. flCNNKI.I Harkins & Fennell BLACKSMITHIIIG Main atreet, Iiiilepeudenca, At the old eUud of E. E. Kretigel, wlteia ym can get your yi hi m ' i iffsn tr r i mum f or other Iron work data. HORSESHOEING done I u the nioat approved man aer. At a Horsethoer, Mr. hhrkins Is Well Known Througout Polk County, . rRWCOTT. J, A, VENWW. PRESCOTT i YENESS, IroprlUr of IB W 1L Mlnu(kelurr ef and Datr la 1R and HARDWOOD, Rough and Dressed LUMBER. J. A. WHEELER, Manager. Sperling Brothers Meat Market DB1LI Choice Meats Highcat market price paid for fatatock, beef, mutton,veal, pork, eto. All bill. mut be settled ' monthly. . OPEN SUNDAYS FROM 8 to Oa. m. Main street - Independence Shoemaker P. H. Murphy, Proctlcnl Hhoe mnkor, Midn Street, liidcpeii-i denc, oppiwlte the opera hoime, The flm'Ht of Frencli Calf used In all the hotter graded of ahoea.' .Every n'r warranted, Mrs L. Campbell Hub returned to Indeixinilcnoe and annnunnea thatahe line again opened Dressmaking Parlors md Ih very conveniently located ' In the Front Koonia OVER THE CITY RESTAURANT. A Little Daughter Vt a Church of KtigUna iiilulxitr citrvd of ft dltreaair racth, hf Ayw't 8nrsnnrlllit. Mr. liiiiuiu liutRt, the well-known Dnigglitt, WT MrHilll t Wontn'nl, J, g., btiyu! I haw mid Ayer'a Family MmlMnni for 4U fiM, ami Huvo ttttrd iimiIihik but good Mild ut thwut. I know of Uinny Wonderful Cures fwrformml by Aer'a ftarttMi',Sla, n in pnrlti-nUr l-lhit (Imt ut u lii.l InnnMi-r u( Clmr- li of Kiitl m-l iii'ii!. Iff. 1'lie rlilld lilrrflly euvvivd iium head to foul wititarrd uu.Un i,.lln.:ly tnuilili' oniit rash, from wlili h I.H.I iniT..x fr two or tlirve jmt, itl 'ltn ef tl. liMt mmltrnl tnmlnukk rvHllnliiit, Her futlirr m In grcl dlctrru alu'i't the ea.te. end, ut tny riroiiit!iriiiiitilon, e lut Ih-.hi to ai-iiit!-.ti-r Ayor't frnpifill,i, two b (I of wlili h e fitwtml eoiitptete cure, tniirlt to h-r r'lii'f mid lor fnltor'a lillirlit. I inn miru, ww b i,r IimUj', t wonlil I n 1 1 1 In i.'iu ktrongiwt termt In tin- aHrit, of i Ayor'cSsrcaparll.'a Pop.llll) i.,J .C..rr.tk,tWlrlilM THE' INOEPEKOENCE TILE CI. 9 m . - .1 Una now luatock uud In eotitinualh iiiiiniifiu'turitit; tiling "fall hIm fur (Iruiim and druituiKi. i g. SRiFFi, mm BRICK. BRICK YARD. J. R. COOPER Of ImlmH'iuloneo, ImviiiL' a ntcain engine, a brick machine mid Mirerni acres of flnwt clay, in now prepared to keep on hand a fine quality ol unck, wnict will he Hold ut reama able pritm t -FOR- i Photographs Crayon Work Pastelles India Inks Water Colers Go to D. H. CRAVEN'S Photograph Gallery Independence, Or. FIN JERSEY i TOCK Thoec perHima who dcHira to have Jemey Htock In their herds lire Invited to InHpect the thoroH(rtilired tmllowned by T. B. HUNTLKV, two mllen Houtli of town, on liuenii Vlntn road, TF.IlMa OF HKKVffJK TWO DIIM.AItH With lrlvlli.K ofKnliirn, T. B. HUNTLEY Independence - - Oregon. v;, "rj TMI POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER. he IUbb4 Mm Mall, ! the lpMw Kefit Har . An Inapector had aqnoorexporienee aome tiina atroln a pretty Uttla town In Mirj tan(L As the train nenml thta village uvwJkl tutu the mail car and askua for the moil olork, bowed hia cximmiaKion and put lu a httUw addnaawl to Jiunea Lniteaittni1, a AoUUoua nania, Tha lotter laiued a 10 bill. Tlia iimpeotor Mood upon the platform of the mail cur when the train atopped .and tha pouon waa thrown off. A boy took tha ikmioo over hia ahouldor and tartod up the village troet There waa a crowd of viaitora in aide tha offloa who wanned toward the lit. tie dealt. Tha Inapnctor waited It minutea untu thovhad all gone to got their mail lie entered the place, A haudiKime girl, 17 yearn old, dreeMd in an old faahioned bodice an 1 light oolored akirt, aat behind the wire irrating In a rixjklng chair, aewiiig. "la there a letter here for Jatnea Lancaatert he aaked. "No," ahe aaid after aorting goine kitten In tho cuoe uutrked "L" , "I am tnre tha letter intuit ha v outue," aaid the luapeotor. "It'a not here." "Are you the poatinaaterr ' "No. Iain the aaaiateut My fa ther la the poatmaMter." "Who oiientKl tlie pouch that toby the laattrainr "Ida" , "No one to help your "No. air" ' "Maybe it'a atuek In the pooch. 1 have heard of auoh Uilnga. Won't you lookr ! She took the tHmoh, turned It up aide down, abook it and looked In aide. No letter. "Wont you lot tue come in and help you look for itr' ' N o. Mo one la allowed In here. " Tba luepeetur drew out hia com nviMdon. 'May I come in now I" be aakod. "Yea," blUMhing; "I beg your par don." "I mailed a letter mytmlf to Jiunea Lannaater," the luapettor anld. It ia a BirUtimi luuno LftUinnU'r, Tlio letter waa put in that pom h by the mail clerk on the train, who took a memorandum of It and kx-kod the pouoh in my premmco. When tltnt pouch waa put off at the MtaUou, 1 followed it and kept it in aitfbt until it waa taken into the pontoflion. Now, yon aay you opened it alone, and that no one ebto touched It Where la tny letter f" 'I never aaw It, air. If you doubt me, you can aearch me." The fawpacter legnn to pace the floor in deep thought. The girl, more beautiful than ever in her excite ment, aat down in the chair, cromtod her legi and began to rock heme If to and fro. 'Call your mother, and alio can earch you in my pnenee." "My mother la dead." Again the inspector paced the floor. Aa he walked bark and forth he no ticed the awinging feet of the poat max tor 'a daughter. One of her etook Inge had fallen a little, and under it waa the ahntie of an envelope. "Your Blocking baa dropped," he dd. The girl turned acarlot and then white and itemwd rocking. She caught her breath and alnuwt faint ed. Then ahe recovered, took the let ter from ita billing ploee, bunded it to the luirtxvtor ond burnt into a flocxi of poiwionnto teara. Tliegirl had ml mimra, aa waa natural Her father wumUerly, not giving her the money even that waa needed for a bright bit of ribbon, let alone a new draw. She had been tempted to take money from the mall for bite of finery. The inapector bitterly accused the old man of being the one to blame. "I suppose you will arreet her!" he aid. Will you mako restitution of the aunt ateleut' It was banded over. "WUl you arreet herlH "If I did, what would be her future! No. Unices you or ahe tell, this will never be known." Indianapolis Journal. A CITr rrMehmaa' Boham. A French viscount, who is not so richly endowed an he would like to be, has invented a novel monus of feath ering hia neat He advertises in the French papers a lottery in which tlio great prize will be himself and his title. Five thouHnnd tickets are to be issued at 20 franca each which will bring him in over 125,000. The lady who draws the lucky number will have the choice of two alterna tives. She may marry the viwount with his fortune or she may share this capital sum, but tmint first forego all right to his hand. Exchange. Crumbling Wall Around Jpn C1M Even in much changed Janan there are old cities which still retain their walls of the age of feudalism, and in the very heart of the capital the imporial palace is surrounded by the same quaint fortifications which in old troublous times made it an im perium in impcrio, although the walls ore crumbling, and the gates are never shut, and the moats have been abandoned to the lotus and to Corp of monstrous size and fabulous age. Chicago Herald. " An Eiastlng Standard. "Is your new minister an eloquent man?" . "Well, not if von enmrwiro hiim With my barber." Detroit Tribune, Uiitarululug Children at a Party. Let us imagine that we have issued our invitations, and that the eventful evening has arrivud. The usual reetings ovor, summon a council and lotthoin decide which thoy would prefer to begin with. Shall it be music, or games, or Mrs. janeys waxworks, or shall it be a now Ara bian Nights entertainment? Suppose we decido on story tolling. Gather your little audience togother round the fire, lot them sit on the hearth rug if they will (conventionalities go to the wall at children'! parties), and tfrwt tatai, mt itynrta. w4Bi bettor, ten if to your youthful and! tore. There la no lack of subjects to elinoae from, liana Auduracn a de lightful ' romances form excellent reading and will be listened to with rapt attention. Fairy tale will never weary them, although they have probably read them over and over. There is only one sucguntion to make with reference to this form of enter, tftliiiiietit-do not make the selection too long, A stery that will occupy lu minutes in delivery la long enough, more wan una may pau on your lis teners, and that would be a thonnaud pities. t A pleasant variation In the pro- gramme after the reading la a game In which romping will figure prom inoutly. It la just possible that pupa will object to thla, but he romped hlmaelf when be waa young. New York World. II Cattld HMrd IS.OOe MIIm. If It were pxwaible to eontrol sound waves In such a manner as to prevent their ascending and lowing them selves in tha great sea of o til or which surrounds the globe, and to compel them to "move off at a tangent," we miaul get soma- result of startling mtereat. r, 1 With the atrtioephnre in good con dition for transmitting sound, the "great guns" of modem navies can be heard for a distance of M miles, at least the authorities so state. Theso guna weigh from 100 to 125 tens, aud the charge of powder used each time ia foo pounds. Now, in order that UiecouctiaaioB might break through tha atuineubcre with sufll dent rioleaoe to make sound waves that would have the power to travel around the world, It would be neces sary to make a gun too times larger than the 1J ton gun of today, and to charge it with Xsu.ooo pounds of ikw dor I This enormotts amount of ex plosives would load 10 ttht ears to tlietr utmost cajwsty. llrower relates an isatance when the human vok was heard for a dt tonce of three miles, the owner of the volee-being an English iraon. Eight UKiuwuid three hundred and tlurty tliree men with lung Kiwcr stial to Urwwers stenter could transmit meiwnge around Uio world, and not overtax themselves eitlier. Bl Louis Republia Rraady aad WnlMt They were telling stories st police neadquarters In Jrortland, Ale., the other night when General Neal Dowi name waa brought up. "One night, a few years ago, re marked one of the oldest officers oa the force, "a man currying an adult jag and a Valine was brought in. He was landed in a celt, and he remarked rather Indignantly t 'You lock up a poor devil like mo, but you don't ookynt the big guna. You re afraid to. Why, I drunk brandy and water with Neal Dow once, I'm behind the bars, but look where he is.' The story got to the ears of tlio dough ty old general, who came to the station in dudgeon. lie approoclied the man and denounced him. "Thanh ail right, colonel,' mild the prisoner. 'Member on th' train eomin down! Yon drank the water, and-and, ahay, don't 1 look so 1 bad TntroduckHhun with th brandy r. "Tlie Beut'ral gave him ome good advice and laughingly Inft the sta tion."-New York tinnuierclal Ad vcrtiser. nghMiif laMlnil la lllrd. In defenttw of Uieir young eveu bird become fiarlet) ami sacrifltv their lives with a prumptucat which, as a sort of suicidal tiiHtiuct, might seem rather paradoxical if it were not tor that bylaw of nature which always aacritU-ea the in tore t of Imli vidtials to the interest of the speck. A iiartridgo ben with a covey of half grown chicks never hesitates to fling herself into tue imiu of tlio pursuing dog in order to give her youngsters a chance to escae in tlie thicket, and the Mexican weaver thrush tlics even at the head of a snake seen to ap preach her nest with predatory pur powrn. Too often that devotion is re warded with death, but the serpent accepts the vicarious sacrifice, and the urphnii"d uestliugs are almost sure to be reared by other birds. San Francisco Chronicle. . HI luivnllan Wr Hon. An old Scotch minister who was in the habit of preaching in tho open air took his place on a bank on one occasion and unfortunately Axed himself on nu ant's nest The active habits of these little creatures soon made tlie good man's position very uncomfortable, and afraid Unit hia audience might ob serve something of his discomfort from his manner he apologized by remarking! 'Brethren, though I hope I have the word of God in my mouth, 1 think tho duil himself has got into my breeksi" Exchange. Not Oanuln. "How did you like the play?" she asked as they came out of the thoa tortogethor. It wasn t at all natural, was the reply. ' "Why, 1 Uiougiit -tt was quite true to life. What criticism do you mako?" "The two loading characters." "Oh I They kissed too often, eh?" "No. They didn't kiss at all. They simply protended to as many as sev en different times, but he didn't even rub the powder off her chin." De troit Free Press. , On th Lint Jlnka-Hos your wife any broth ers? . Filkins 1 can't aay. She has al ways been singularly amiaent aooui alluding to her former conquests. -Truth He'll Oet It Finally. Totllng You needn't worry about that dobt of Flicker's. He'll pay it when he dies. Dimling I don't see how. Totting-"Well, the poet says, "H who dies pays all dobta,''-Trutiv HE AMUSED THE BABY.' Wlili It Mamma Waal SbwpplaaaStno gar I'rrlnruiml a Caiiou Sarvla. A man stood loafing in front of crowded store where it was bargain day, when two women stepped before nun. They were already so laden with bundles that it seemed bnpoaet' bie iliac tlmy could oarry any mom Ons woman was wheeling' a baby BniTtttga. "There's that checked gingham, Vie man beard her aay t "it s the met- host I've seen yet for baby's summer "Well, let's go in." . "How can I take the carriage through that crowd? It a no use try. Ing to get anything if you've got to a rag a baity around with you." The man loafing at the door took bis hands out of hia pocket "Guess 1 might as well tend baby as do anything else," he drawled. "Leave the baby with me, and I'll take core of it while you shop." Tlio women both looked at him curiously, then tho mother of the baby eyed the gingham in the window and that helped her to accept his offer. "You can leave your bundles in the cab with tho kid," aaid the man, aa be took the tongue of the perambula tor and began to wheel the baby back and forth. Hut neither of the women relin quished a single bundle. ' Indeed; the mother of the youngster at once took very package out of the little car nage and added It to the mass in her anna , v The man smiled grimly aa ho heard her say to her friend "lie won't be likely to steal the ba by, but I won't take my chances with the dry goods, would you I" "No, Indeed. They were in the store a long time. when they at last came out it was with a rush, as if they feared to find their most valuable pcMsotwIon gone. Hut no, tt was laughing and smiling Into the face of its male nurse, who was making ail kinds of comic gee turea to amuse it "Thank you ever so much," said the mother of tlie baby, fumbling in her iioeketbook. "it'a worth a ouor ter" "Never mind that," said the man 'Did you get the gingham f While the two stared often mouthed at his pnatimption a carriage drove up, some ladies called to htm, and touching his hat to the two astonish cd shoppers Culouol disantieored into his own equipage, having just done one of tlio odd things ho is fa mous for doing and been of service st the same time. Detroit Free Press Aa Ralraardlaaiy t-al Uweaaiaat, One of tlie most remarkable legal paiiers on file ill the ardiivoe of the world is one now In the National museum of Paris, labeled "Sentence on a hog, executed by Justice hi the copyhold of Clarmout-Avin and strangled upon a gibbet at that place." It is sealed with red wax, kept under a glass, bears date of June U, im, and reads as follows: We, the Jury, in detestation and horror of this crime, and in' order to make an example and to satisfy jus tice, nave aecjami, judged, sen tenced, pronqunced and appointed that the stud iiog, now detained in tlie abbey as a prisoner, shall, by the executioner, be bung and strangled on a gibbet, near tho gallows which now stands within tlio jurisdiction of tho monk, being near the copyhold of Avin. In witness of which we have sealed this present with ,our seals.'' Following the above are the signa tures of the Jurors and the prefect of the Department de la Aisne. Philadelphia Press, Aa AbMatmladad lUUlvaj Oaard. Manifestations of absentminded- ness on the part of the trainmen on the elevated roods are not inf requcut Sometimes thoy are very funny, as the case or a Mutn avenue con ductor on a recent rainy day, This particular conductor is usually jolly and level heuded, but the vicious and chilling wetness of tho weather had evidently worn his patience down to very thin veneering. He shouted the names of tlie stations in a gruff and surly manner, and hia scowls were as dork aa the raincloud. For the time being he was apparently ob livious to everything except the torn pestuous weather, just as the train pulled up at tlie Houston street sta tion he opened the. car door and called out mechanically, "It's rain ing I" Ho repeated the cry in the next car and appeared to be uncon scious that he had said anything out ef the ordinary routine. New York DcHultloni of tlapptn. On an ancient Egyptian sarcoph agus tlie good people in another world are represented as lying tranquilly asleep, while the wicked rove rest lessly about crowded together. But this latter condition was considered as enviable by the lad -who, when re mouBtratod with for hustling other ilghtseers, retorted, "Well, where's the pleasure of being in a crowd if one mayn't shovel" "To sit on a stile and eat pancake edges," was the plow boy's denniiion of perfect happiness. There is a refined sybaritism in this aspiration to eat only the crisp edges of the pancakes, casting away the tougher middles, Is an idea worthy of the "peacock tongues" banquet of a LucuIIub. Is it not a true definition of the general idea of "enough," as given by a boy regarding "enough' cake, "always a little more than I've gott" London Standard. rw Perfo Modal. The story of the girls of Greece combining to supply Praxiteles with oomposite perfection in a model is probably one of those historical fig ments which we abandon with re grot, but in artistio circles a girl who undertook to pose for the whole fig ore as well as tho face would be classed with the witness who, in re ply to Mr. Jaggery's question -what could he testify to? replied, "Most anythink, sir. 11 -Washington News. Highest of all In Leavening Power. Latest U. & Gov't Repor. I I I V 1 I It 1 l I li. , THOUSANDS AT DINNER. Palaja rial a II Sam Aay SaaiBM Uajr la Chlnaa-a1 Latauar UUlrWt. Seven thousand persons at dinner is one or the sights to be witnessed daily at Chicago. One may And this mammoth picnic in progress any working day during the navigation season in the great lumber section lying along TwraityMnd street from Hoisted to Western' avenue. Tti is is tho seat of ths lumber trade K tho country. No city in the Unit. d States can produce its equal ine territory covered by thla indus try is about three miles long by from a half to three quartern of a mile wide. There ore other sections of the city, notably on tho North branch, where much lumber is stored, yet the southwestern district is the main lumber region of Chica go. This territory contains about 100 yards, there being some 00 on the North branch. Nearly 20,000 men are employed in the southwestern umber yards daring the summer. They are mostly of the Scandinavian races and Poles. A few Germane and Irishmen are among them, but no colored men are to be found. At 11:80 a, m. every day the wo men and children begin to flock into the lumber district bearing tho bus band's and father's midday luncheon. With hardly an exception those who bear the luncheon bring also a bucket of beer with them. When th noon whistle blows at the planing mills, Twentyeoond street, which is usually a very quiet thoroughfare in this neighborhood. become) one of the most populous avenues in the city. From every street, alleyway or side track psaage emerge tho lumber handlers. At the outer edge of the yards they are met by their wives and frequently two or three children. Then the family picks a pile of boards and in a jiffy is It dinner, the bucket of beer occupy ing the center of the group. Lunch over, the men enjoy a social half hour with their families, improv ing the occasion to smoke, aa the practice is not permitted in the yards, i When the 1 o clock whistle sounds, the great throng melts away aa if by magic These lumber hands earn from f L25 to 11.75 a day, and from such earn ing aome of t&em save, enough to buy comfortable homes, though tho majority of them live from hand to mouth. Nearly 1,000.000,000 feet of pine lumber alone is handled in Chi cago every year, exclusive of the large trade in hard lumber. -biaigo Tribune, - Lady Ratlaad' ninot-rc It may not be amiss to mention that tlio excellence of Lady Hol land's dinm-rs owed very much to the contributions -which sh? exacted from guests who resided in places that enjoyed ntiy reputation for ven ison, poultry, gamoand other edible. Bomobody having landed the mouton des Ardennes at her table in the pres ence of M. Van de Weyer, her lady ship gave him a commission to pur chase her some.' He sent an order for half a sheep, which waa left at the foreign office in Brussels, direct id to hira and inscribed with the words "es-presse, The clerks, sup posing that it waa a bundle of dis patches, sent it off by tho hands of a special messenger. Tidings of this occurrence having been spread far and near, M. Van de Weyer was much derided in the Belgian press for his epicurean tastes. Gentle man's Magazine. . A aninlaieat Ckaratl They hod just come from the base ball grounds, and they were engaged In an animated discussion of the game. A stranger came toward them, and although they slackened their pace he passed on without saying a word. One of them Btopped the po liceman on the corner and said: "Did you see the feller that just went along hero?" "Yes." "Well, you'd better keep your eye on him. There's something wrong about him. He's a suspicious char actermaybe he escaped from an in sane asylum." "What makes you think sot" "He saw us coniiu out of the ball grounds and never asked us what the score was." Washington Star. An inquiry directed to 89 small cities from Maine to Texas, having their - el ec trio street lamps provided and maintained by private corpora tions, shows that the average annual cost per lamp to the cities is 1106.01. A similar inquiry directed to 23 small cities that own and run their own electric street lamps shows that the average annual cost per lamp to those cities is $G3.04. In the latter case sev eral of the cities obtain considerable income from 'lamps supplied to pri vate persons. Ne'w York Sun. PPiCfl The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.---No Ammoniaj No-Alma. .' i Use4 in Millions o( !'-:nes 40 Years-the StantJatd A J ) 1Z KatartlM la Kaoiaa VUla. One morning eleighbelhi jingled la our village. A police captain and lieutenant drove in wHh adead body covered op on a akHgh. They called for the village elder. Ivan Ivanovitch," said the cap tain, eying the crowd of trembling peasants, "a terrible crime has bee committed close to the land of your Tillage. "In God's name, whatr aslced ta eldmaa. "See for yonwelf." The captain -raw off the cover and exposed -the mutilated body. . "Your' village is responsible for this murder. There must be a commission sent here to Investigate the matter." "Anything but' that," begged th elder, stroking and kissing the cap tains ooat tie knew that such a oommission meant ruinous fines, to ty nothing of floggings for every witness. The peasants with one voice joined in the appeal, "Anything but a judi cial inquu-yr rwelL but the matter is serious; It will cost me a lot of money to pre vent a commission coming," aaid tiis captain. After some haggling the wretched peasants. Buffering for want of suffi cient food or good shelter, clubbed together and paid 75 rubles. The captain and lieutenant climbed into the sleigh once more snd drove way with the corpse to the nexrvO lage. Her they repeated the earn performance, and aS long aa the cold weather lasted that eorpse represent- ed at least 60 rubles extorted from very village it visited. Poultney Bigelow. Golag to th Taaalar. A tall, broad shouldered westerner' witnessed the pornjaneee at tha Btar theater on Monday and Tuesday, nights. Wednesday evening ho was at the ticket office again. "What's the price r he asked. "Sam sA last night," replied the treasurer, who recognized the man.. I alnt In the Star theater again. am ir "Yes.sir.V "Then Tve made a mistake. I want to see some of the other shows." The stranger1 walked out : of 'the house, down Broadway and turned Into Thirteenth street He noticed a crowd around the entrance to a the ater and bought a ticket for 25 Cents. He went np to the top gallery than he swore. For th third time he waa in th Star theater. He rushed down to th gallery ticket office and explained that he didnt know that every 'door in the dtv led to tha aama ahow. The ticket seller said he could do nothing. "Yon dont have to," snapped tha ' man. "HI get even with you. "Howl" -i n just tear np tne ticket aad won't use it at alL" New York Even lug Sun. 5 A Qar Daath Snpmtltlo. A curious relio of the superstitious ideas of the middle ages still exhrtain many parts of England the notion that when the death of a perse is imminent the fastenings of the door of the death chamber or of the other rooms of the house hinder the de partnre of the soul 1 from' the body, thus making final dissolution doubly painful. A gentleman writing some 40 yean ago for a collection of antiquarian papers states that- when ' he waa curatcr at Exeter he had a call to th deathbed of one of his parishioners. Upon arriving there, the wife of the patient toM the minister that ah had expected her husband to die dar ing the previous bight and on that account had left the doors all open or unlocked. Upon asking for rea sons for this odd proceeding he was told of the neighborhood supersti tion, St. Louis Republia Romantlo Frraeb. Poat. The romantic French poets of the early part of thepresentcentury nev er saw anything as it actually was; but on the contrary looked at all things under a glamour of unreality. One evening'Alfred de Musset, one of this romantio band, was walking in a park near Paris with another of the fraternity, who suddenly ex claimed, pointing to a bright object on the ground: "See, Alfred, a star, on the ground I" It was a glowworm, but De Mus set answered: ; "So it is I It is well. - I will-light my cigar with itl" It was worthy of a romantic poet to wish to light his cigar with a star, but in this case romance was one thing and reality another.1 ' The Btar refused to work as a "light Youth's Companion.